Where The Wild Things Are – Interesting Article
Where The Wild Things Are – Interesting Article By Jacob Krueger [divider type=”thin” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] I haven’t seen the movie yet, but thought this David Brooks NY Times Article about the film was an interesting discussion of character. I’ll weigh in with my thoughts after I’ve seen the film.
Script Analysis: What’s Wrong With “Surrogates”?
Script Analysis: What’s Wrong With “Surrogates”? By Jacob Krueger [divider type=”thin” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Movies are a lot like professional sports. The things we notice tend to be the big plays, the brilliant scenes, the moments that make us say “wow!” But what actually makes movies work is a lot like what makes sports […]
Thoughts On “Drag Me To Hell”
I just saw “Drag Me To Hell” tonight. Talk about a great example of how a well structured movie uses theme to craft a character’s journey. Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched this movie yet, this might be a good time to dash out and see it. Then come on back and read all about it.
The theme of “Drag Me To Hell” is pretty simple: selfish desire leads to the soul’s destruction. The film begins with a woman who is genuinely good. And step by step, the structure of the film quite literally drags her to hell– not just through the terrible curse that she must contend with, but by causing her to make such immoral choices in her attempts to escape it that by the time it’s all over, she just about deserves her fate…
Thoughts On “Watchmen”
In my Monday class tonight a question came up about the difference between Message and Theme.
It turns out a perfect example can be seen in the “The Watchmen”.
Theme is about the character’s journey. It reflects the want the character is pursuing, the value in that character that is being tested, and the way the character changes.
Message is about the writer. It’s what the writer wants you to believe. And in execution it tends to be preachy and unengaging, because it’s all about PLOT and INFORMATION, rather than about a character on a journey…